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but in pakistan the government is still providing shelter for the taliban. and there's still no real solid ra approachment between us and then. so it is very hard to see that her soothing, her repairing of applianc appliance-- alliances necessarily resulted in concrete policy achievements. >> suarez: susan, wasn't it a pretty complicated mess, not only where places as trudy knows, like pakistan, but even with some of america's closest allies. >> well, that's exactly right. i mean these are times where, you know, you play the hand you are dealt as secretary of state not only because the white house decides the big picture policy. but the world over the last four years has been a complicated place who would have expected that actually europe our closee-- closest allies would have been in a period of enormous internal turmoil greater than anything they have seen since the end of world war 2. so clinton was left to manage those relationships. i think i would say that she was often a soother, but often as not she was also someone who would speak out in a tough ma
but in pakistan the government is still providing shelter for the taliban. and there's still no real solid ra approachment between us and then. so it is very hard to see that her soothing, her repairing of applianc appliance-- alliances necessarily resulted in concrete policy achievements. >> suarez: susan, wasn't it a pretty complicated mess, not only where places as trudy knows, like pakistan, but even with some of america's closest allies. >> well, that's exactly right. i mean...
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speaking out for the right to an education months after being attacked by the taliban. she proves she will not be silenced. the prices are gold are up 2.5 %. investors raising their hopes as gold starts regaining some of its value after plunging towards both hundred dollars an ounce. we report on what is next for the commodity. movement ofs the the gold market been this intense. every nudge in the price has investors rushing in to buy gold and an equal number rushing to sell. it slumped one third since its peak and there is no consensus of where it might head next. the market is sharply divided into directly opposing camps. the crowd that thinks it is cheaper than the other group think it is crashing down. $1200 anovers around ounce. that is the point when half the gold mines are starting to make . lot of production pil will they cut press is to drive up the price and will it work? -- youou see the price might see that coming through but the bigger issue is .xpiration spending the gold mining firms have under pressure. strikes and violence in south african mines and wit
speaking out for the right to an education months after being attacked by the taliban. she proves she will not be silenced. the prices are gold are up 2.5 %. investors raising their hopes as gold starts regaining some of its value after plunging towards both hundred dollars an ounce. we report on what is next for the commodity. movement ofs the the gold market been this intense. every nudge in the price has investors rushing in to buy gold and an equal number rushing to sell. it slumped one...
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officials would meet with the taliban first. >> there isn't a meeting. i know there were reports of it, but reports of a meeting being scheduled or on the books are inaccurate. if there's a role for the u.s. to play in that, that's up to the afghans to decide. >> brown: u.s. officials also have to address another karzai decision today. he suspended talks on how many american troops would stay in afghanistan and under what conditions after combat forces withdraw at the end of 2014. in berlin, president obama played down any suggestions that the overall peace effort has foundered before it began. >> we had anticipated that at the outset, there were going to be some areas of friction, to put it mildly, in getting this thing off the ground. that's not surprising. but i think that president karzai himself recognizes the need for political reconciliation. the challenge is how do you get those things started while you're also at war. >> brown: underscoring that point, five afghan police officers were killed yesterday by fellow officers in a so- called insider a
officials would meet with the taliban first. >> there isn't a meeting. i know there were reports of it, but reports of a meeting being scheduled or on the books are inaccurate. if there's a role for the u.s. to play in that, that's up to the afghans to decide. >> brown: u.s. officials also have to address another karzai decision today. he suspended talks on how many american troops would stay in afghanistan and under what conditions after combat forces withdraw at the end of 2014....
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we'll bring you that story about the taliban in a moment. there are new find that is show moms more than ever are becoming the breadwinners of the american family. a record 40% of all families with children under the age of 18 are now headed by women who are the sole or primary source of income. that analysis, based on census data, was released today by the pew research center. notably, there are big income disparities among these women. almost 25% of families are led by single mothers who earn a median of $23,000 a year. another 15% of families are comprised of married mothers who earn more than their husbands. their families' median income was almost $80,000 a year. for more on these trends and what they suggest about the changing dynamics of work and family life, we turn to paul taylor, an author of the report and executive vice president of the pew center. and ellen galinsky, who is the president and co-founder of the families and work institute. for the record, i'm a member of its board. welcome to you both. and for the record i'm a mem
we'll bring you that story about the taliban in a moment. there are new find that is show moms more than ever are becoming the breadwinners of the american family. a record 40% of all families with children under the age of 18 are now headed by women who are the sole or primary source of income. that analysis, based on census data, was released today by the pew research center. notably, there are big income disparities among these women. almost 25% of families are led by single mothers who earn...
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the taliban in the years ahead. however, that lack of commitment from the united states has lead to some afghans leaving afghanistan, some leaving their children out. it su fuses the entire society because they don't see what happens after 2014 as something they can count on. >> you mentioned the imminent election and the political environment that this whole thing is happening. what timing do you see as important in trying to work this out. can any of this happen before that is out of the way? >> i don't think that anyone wants to see the bilateral agreement to become an election issue between now and april of 2014 when elections are due to take place. campaigning starts in february. so i think that the afghan political class including president karzai at this stage would like to see this wrapped up as soon as possible. >> so let's talk about what has to happen between now and next spring, say. is that legallistic timetable? do there have to be more meeting, more things to put on the table s it the u.s.'s responsib
the taliban in the years ahead. however, that lack of commitment from the united states has lead to some afghans leaving afghanistan, some leaving their children out. it su fuses the entire society because they don't see what happens after 2014 as something they can count on. >> you mentioned the imminent election and the political environment that this whole thing is happening. what timing do you see as important in trying to work this out. can any of this happen before that is out of...
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the president said that the taliban must come prepared to make concessions. >> including the taliban is going to need to accept an afghan constitution that pronounces against violence is committed to protection of women and minorities. >> the taliban gave no indication whether it would accept those terms when the meetings begin in doha, qatar. instead the militants laid out separate goals in a news drones carried on al jazeera. >> which include end of occupation of afghanistan and establishment of system with security with the most. >> u.s. officials said afghan government would hold its own talks with the taliban separately. in kabul, afghan president karzai announced his negotiating team is ready to go. >> our council travel to qatar to discuss peace talks we hope that our brothers also understand that the talks of the peace progress will move to their own soil in afghanistan soon to ensure the peace in afghanistan. >> today's announcement came as international forces formally handled over both security patrols to the afghan military and police. it was a major milestone on the pass
the president said that the taliban must come prepared to make concessions. >> including the taliban is going to need to accept an afghan constitution that pronounces against violence is committed to protection of women and minorities. >> the taliban gave no indication whether it would accept those terms when the meetings begin in doha, qatar. instead the militants laid out separate goals in a news drones carried on al jazeera. >> which include end of occupation of afghanistan...
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meanwhile, the taliban offered to release u.s. army sergeant bowe bergdahl, who was captured four years ago. in exchange, the u.s. would have to free five senior taliban operatives, now held at guantanamo bay. the people of singapore struggled today to draw a clear breath, in the worst air pollution ever recorded there. a thick, smoky haze has drifted over from sumatra, in indonesia, where farmers illegally burn land to clear it for planting. in recent days, the smog enveloped singapore's skyline. it's an annual problem, and the city-state's prime minister warned there's no way to tell how long it will last. >> we can't tell how this problem is going to develop because it depends on the burning. it depends on the weather. it depends on the wind. it can easily last for several weeks and quite possibly it could last longer until the dry season ends in sumatra which may be september or october. >> sreenivasan: the prime minister urged people stay indoors as much as possible. but indonesia criticized the public statements, saying they
meanwhile, the taliban offered to release u.s. army sergeant bowe bergdahl, who was captured four years ago. in exchange, the u.s. would have to free five senior taliban operatives, now held at guantanamo bay. the people of singapore struggled today to draw a clear breath, in the worst air pollution ever recorded there. a thick, smoky haze has drifted over from sumatra, in indonesia, where farmers illegally burn land to clear it for planting. in recent days, the smog enveloped singapore's...
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a pakistani teenager addressed the united nations today, nine months after she was shot by the taliban. malala yousufzai made a plea for the cause of educating girls. we have a report from robert moore of independent television news. >> i'm here to speak up for the right of education of every child. ( applause ) >> reporter: she spoke before a special youth session of the u.n., her parents and brother watching, telling delegates she felt more passionate than ever about her cause. >> the taliban shot me on the left side of my forehead. they shot my friends too. they thought the bullet would silence us, but they failed. and out of that silence came thousands of voices. the terrorists thought that they would change my aims and stop my ambitions. but nothing changed in my life except this: weakness, fear, and hopelessness died. strength, power, and courage was born. ( applause ) >> reporter: she was introduced by gordon brown, who is the u.n.'s special envoy on education. he knows that in malala the campaign has an exceptional advocate who is speaking on a special day. >> never before i be
a pakistani teenager addressed the united nations today, nine months after she was shot by the taliban. malala yousufzai made a plea for the cause of educating girls. we have a report from robert moore of independent television news. >> i'm here to speak up for the right of education of every child. ( applause ) >> reporter: she spoke before a special youth session of the u.n., her parents and brother watching, telling delegates she felt more passionate than ever about her cause....
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he narrowed the war on terror to what we're really trying to do which is to defeat al qaeda, the taliban, and associated forces. and he defined the role of guantanamo and drones within that as a tool. and he said both of them need to be disciplined, that drones need to be subject to clearer standard rules and more transparent and guantanamo needs to be closed. i think he did a very good job repositioning the policy back to his values. >> brown: pardiss kebriaei, i pick up first on the drone issue because that was put in this larger context. the president talked of being more transplant, but he also made perhaps his strongest case for their use. what's your response? >> you know, i think that it was important. his description of a future where the united states responds to terrorism the way virtually every other country in the world does, which is through their ordinary domestic laws and ordinary international laws was important and where the laws of war, the use of military force under the laws of war is the exception and not the rule. but that was in the future. and as for today and for
he narrowed the war on terror to what we're really trying to do which is to defeat al qaeda, the taliban, and associated forces. and he defined the role of guantanamo and drones within that as a tool. and he said both of them need to be disciplined, that drones need to be subject to clearer standard rules and more transparent and guantanamo needs to be closed. i think he did a very good job repositioning the policy back to his values. >> brown: pardiss kebriaei, i pick up first on the...
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even dead did not want to kill me so how can the taliban? >> woodruff: those are just some of the stories we're covering on tonight's "pbs newshour." >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: >> my customers can shop around; see who does good work and compare costs. it can also work that way with healthcare. with united healthcare, i get information on quality ratings of doctors, treatment options and estimates for how much i'll pay. that helps me and my guys make informed decisions. i don't like guesses with my business and definitely not with our health. that's health in numbers. united healthcare. >> support also comes from carnegie corporation of new york, a foundation created to do what andrew carnegie called "real and permanent good." celebrating 100 years of philanthropy at carnegie.org. >> and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. and friends of the newshour. >> this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers l
even dead did not want to kill me so how can the taliban? >> woodruff: those are just some of the stories we're covering on tonight's "pbs newshour." >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: >> my customers can shop around; see who does good work and compare costs. it can also work that way with healthcare. with united healthcare, i get information on quality ratings of doctors, treatment options and estimates for how much i'll pay. that helps me...
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is colluding with the taliban. tensions were evident everywhere today from an american officer in kabul yelling at troops who had mistakenly shot to death two civilians to wardeck province where the afghans had ordered all special u.s. forces to leave by yesterday. there an afghan policeman gunned down two american soldiers and two other police officers before being killed himself. all of this, as newly confirmed secretary of defense chuck hagel concluded his first trip to afghanistan. the visit was difficult from the start, a suicide bombing outside the afghan defense ministry on saturday as he met with nato commanders nearby. >> i wasn't sure what it was. i was in a briefing. but we're in a war zone. i've been in war. you know, shouldn't be surprised when a bomb goes off. >> woodruff: then on sunday a verbal broadside from afghan president hamid karzai charging the u.s. had a role in the attack. >> the bombs which exploded yesterday were not taliban strength to america. it was at the service of america. at the se
is colluding with the taliban. tensions were evident everywhere today from an american officer in kabul yelling at troops who had mistakenly shot to death two civilians to wardeck province where the afghans had ordered all special u.s. forces to leave by yesterday. there an afghan policeman gunned down two american soldiers and two other police officers before being killed himself. all of this, as newly confirmed secretary of defense chuck hagel concluded his first trip to afghanistan. the...
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in the northwest of the country in the swat valley, that's an area which had been controlled by the taliban just three years ago in the pakistani army came in, launched a sweeping operation to push them out but in recent months we've seen the taliban creeping back in a couple of weeks ago, a couple of months ago, rather we had an attack on the pakistani school girl malala yousafzai who was shot by the taliban and today we had this attack on a religious congregation hundreds had gathered to hear a leader speak in the main town and the death toll in that attack was 22 and was seen as another sign the taliban was not back in swat, certainly starting to reassert their authority there. >> pelley: there was a third attack in pakistan today, this one also in quetta. who was the target? >> earlier today there was a bomb attack on a pakistani paramilitary patrol in the center of quetta. that attack was carried out by a nationalist group that later claimed control -- rather that later claimed responsibility for attack. the ethnic nationalists have been fighting against the pakistani army, against the
in the northwest of the country in the swat valley, that's an area which had been controlled by the taliban just three years ago in the pakistani army came in, launched a sweeping operation to push them out but in recent months we've seen the taliban creeping back in a couple of weeks ago, a couple of months ago, rather we had an attack on the pakistani school girl malala yousafzai who was shot by the taliban and today we had this attack on a religious congregation hundreds had gathered to hear...
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has the specter of potential taliban control, the people are in a very difficult position. if they lean too much toward their government and their government cannot defend them then they are in a position of being, of course, endangered in the taliban were to return. so it's very, very difficult. as you say, there's been tremendous progress on the ground there. now it has to continue. >> warner: so it is risky, do you think -- i mean, again the book you write that -- you talk about a video teleconference you were having with the white house in 2009 and you wrote on a board or something "the mission" and it was "defeat the taliban, secure the population." do you think it's risky for the u.s. to be drawing down in earnest when those two things haven't fully been achieved? >> i don't think that you're going to achieve the kind of very clean victory like we like to think world war ii was. we like to think that now in retrospect as having been a clean military campaign but, in fact, we did counterinsurgency in western europe for years afterward and we just called it the marshall
has the specter of potential taliban control, the people are in a very difficult position. if they lean too much toward their government and their government cannot defend them then they are in a position of being, of course, endangered in the taliban were to return. so it's very, very difficult. as you say, there's been tremendous progress on the ground there. now it has to continue. >> warner: so it is risky, do you think -- i mean, again the book you write that -- you talk about a...
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some marines have been brought up on charges for urinating on the corpse of dead taliban. and you had the commandant saying, look, i'm going to seek accountability at all levels of of my service. >> thanks for your reporting. >> good to talk to you. >> woodruff: finally tonight, the remarkable career of an entertainment legend. actress rita moreno has put her life story into a new book. ray suarez caught up with her yesterday. >> suarez: born rosita dolores alverio in small-town puerto rico in the midst of the great depression, moreno headed to work as an entertainer at 13 and was on broadway and in hollywood before she was 20. she was awarded the presidential medal of freedom by pdent george w. bush in 2004, and the national medal of the arts by president obama. the library of congress has called her a living legend. ♪ >> suarez: she is one of the few performers in history to win an emmy, a grammy, a tony and an oscar. now, after a long career and a long life, rita moreno can take the long view, and she does that in her new self-titled memoir. rita moreno, great to see
some marines have been brought up on charges for urinating on the corpse of dead taliban. and you had the commandant saying, look, i'm going to seek accountability at all levels of of my service. >> thanks for your reporting. >> good to talk to you. >> woodruff: finally tonight, the remarkable career of an entertainment legend. actress rita moreno has put her life story into a new book. ray suarez caught up with her yesterday. >> suarez: born rosita dolores alverio in...
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taliban militants said they carried out the bombing to eliminate judges who work for the western-backed government. >> its u.s. fish and wildlife service is asking that all chimpanzees be listed endangers including the roughly 2,000 chimp nous captivity in the u.s., unlike those in the wild, they now are listed only as threatened, changing their status would make it harder to use captive chimps in medical research or to sell them across statelines. a final decision is expected next year. in economic news, wall street could not hold its ground today in the face of worries that central banks around the world aren't doing more to boost growth. the dow jones industrial average lost 116 points to close at 15,122. the nasdaq fell nearly 37 points to close under 3437. those are some of the day's major stories. now, back to judy. >> woodruff: and we return to the surveillance programs and the questions surrounding them. beyond the government itself, there are many concerns about the role of companies like google, facebook, and yahoo that provide data when requested. today google sent a letter t
taliban militants said they carried out the bombing to eliminate judges who work for the western-backed government. >> its u.s. fish and wildlife service is asking that all chimpanzees be listed endangers including the roughly 2,000 chimp nous captivity in the u.s., unlike those in the wild, they now are listed only as threatened, changing their status would make it harder to use captive chimps in medical research or to sell them across statelines. a final decision is expected next year....
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consistently-- and i would say defiantly-- outspoken against these groups are loosely termed as the taliban but they are a number of different religious right leaders from that area. >> brown: who are seeing, as we heard in that report, a western plot behind these efforts. >> they see western plots behind everything. and it's particularly sad that they're seeing western plots behind very expense and i have well-meaning efforts to actually improve the health and well-being of the population. the problem is that sometimes they're right. as in the case that the film clip mentioned of-- >> brown: explain that. that was the cia? >> and during the effort to track bin laden in pakistan, there was a doctor who was hired, a pack taken doctor who was hired to go out and do health vaccination surveys. i believe it was for hepatitis. i'm not sure. and he turned on the to be in fact gathering information for american forces looking for bin laden. of course of course that played very largely into the hands of those who do see a western plot behind everything. >> brown: well, that aside, i mean, the group
consistently-- and i would say defiantly-- outspoken against these groups are loosely termed as the taliban but they are a number of different religious right leaders from that area. >> brown: who are seeing, as we heard in that report, a western plot behind these efforts. >> they see western plots behind everything. and it's particularly sad that they're seeing western plots behind very expense and i have well-meaning efforts to actually improve the health and well-being of the...
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said he targeted soldiers who were preparing to deploy because he wanted to protect members of the taliban who he saw as allies. but the judge thus far has rejected that sentence so it's sort of unclear what defense he's going to pursue, what defense strategy. >> and then how did it come about that he is representing himself? >> well he had had civilian lawyer in the beginning. he had fired his civilian lawyer. then he had military lawyers and he had requested to represent himself in recent months. and the judge allowed that. he had not initially want his military lawyers to stay on but the judge asked that they stay on as a stand-by counselor or a military legal add viedzor. so those layer... lawyers are there. two of them sit at the deten table with major hasan and a third sits in the gallery. they are there to offer him advice on military law. there was one point today where he sort of paused to consult with them on a particular matter. >> and was there a determination made about his mental competence? >> to serve as his own lawyer, i guess to stand trial? >> there was. that happened ea
said he targeted soldiers who were preparing to deploy because he wanted to protect members of the taliban who he saw as allies. but the judge thus far has rejected that sentence so it's sort of unclear what defense he's going to pursue, what defense strategy. >> and then how did it come about that he is representing himself? >> well he had had civilian lawyer in the beginning. he had fired his civilian lawyer. then he had military lawyers and he had requested to represent himself...
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about a week ago the taliban announced its new spring offensive, including an emphasis on "insider attacks." authorities in bangladesh banned new rallies as clashes between police and hard-line islamists spread. at least 20 people were killed. overnight, protesters blocked roads with burning tires, demanding that blasphemy against islam be outlawed. police fired rubber bullets and beat some protesters in the streets. meanwhile, the death toll in the collapse of a garment factory rose to 675. crews continued digging in the ruins of the building. a friend of the boston bombing suspect has been released from federal custody. robel phillipos was charged last week with lying to investigators about visiting dzhokhar tsarnaev's dorm room after the bombings. he'll remain confined to his home until his trial. meanwhile, the question of what happens to the remains of tamerlan tsarnaev-- the other bombing suspect-- remains unresolved. so far, no place in massachusetts will accept the body for burial. the senate moved today to let states charge sales tax for purchases made over the internet. currently
about a week ago the taliban announced its new spring offensive, including an emphasis on "insider attacks." authorities in bangladesh banned new rallies as clashes between police and hard-line islamists spread. at least 20 people were killed. overnight, protesters blocked roads with burning tires, demanding that blasphemy against islam be outlawed. police fired rubber bullets and beat some protesters in the streets. meanwhile, the death toll in the collapse of a garment factory rose...
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colluded with the taliban to destabilize his country and to justify a continued u.s. presence beyond the december 2014 pullout date. today though he denied he had made that charge. >> there is a collusion? i never used the word "collusion" between the taliban and the u.s. those were not my words. those were picked up by the media. >> ifill: kerry in turn said he had reached an understanding with karzai on the matter. >> we're on the same page. i don't think there's any disagreement between us. i'm very, very comfortable with the president's explanation. >> ifill: there was progress too on another karzai demand: the return of afghan prisons to afghan control. >> this ceremony is important and it's meaningful. >> ifill: today u.s. general joseph dunnfordford formally handed over the last jail under u.s. control outside kabul. all in all, said karzai, today was a very good day. kerry agreed. but this was not his only challenge in the region this week. the freshly minted secretary of state eye raved in kabul from baghdad where he pressed u.s. claims that iran is shipping
colluded with the taliban to destabilize his country and to justify a continued u.s. presence beyond the december 2014 pullout date. today though he denied he had made that charge. >> there is a collusion? i never used the word "collusion" between the taliban and the u.s. those were not my words. those were picked up by the media. >> ifill: kerry in turn said he had reached an understanding with karzai on the matter. >> we're on the same page. i don't think there's...
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the taliban and other militants have increased bombings nationwide in recent weeks, testing afghan forces' ability to secure the country. the new head of the internal revenue service acknowledged today that americans have grave questions about his agency. danny werfel testified at a house hearing, his first since being named acting i.r.s. commissioner. he addressed revelations that conservative groups were singled out, and said a thorough review is under way. >> these failures have undermined the public's trust in the i.r.s.'s ability to administer the tax laws in a fair and impartial manner, and they must be corrected. the agency stands ready to confront the problems that occurred, hold accountable those who acted inappropriately, be open about what happened, and permanently fix these problems so that such missteps do not occur again. >> holman: the committee also heard about lavish spending by the i.r.s. in recent years. a treasury department report being released tomorrow says the agency spent $50 million on more than 200 employee conferences between 2010 and 2012. attendees received p
the taliban and other militants have increased bombings nationwide in recent weeks, testing afghan forces' ability to secure the country. the new head of the internal revenue service acknowledged today that americans have grave questions about his agency. danny werfel testified at a house hearing, his first since being named acting i.r.s. commissioner. he addressed revelations that conservative groups were singled out, and said a thorough review is under way. >> these failures have...
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a pakistani teenager has been released from a british hospital three months after the taliban tried to kill her for advocating education for girls. 15-year-old malala yousufzai was airlifted there after being shot in the head in october in pakistan's swat valley. today, the hospital in birmingham, england, released video and photographs of malala waving to the staff and hugging her nurses as she left on thursday. for now, she'll stay in britain with her family, and next month, she'll have skull reconstruction surgery. hundreds of thousands of palestinians rallied in gaza today in a rare show of support of the fatah movement there. the yellow flags of fatah were seen waving all over gaza in large squares, in processions, and from rooftops. it was the first such event since the rival group hamas seized power in gaza in 2007. hamas approved today's rally, and its prime minister voiced hopes for reconciling differences over how to deal with israel. those are some of the day's major stories. now, back to judy. >> woodruff: the war in syria reached another grim milestone this week. the unite
a pakistani teenager has been released from a british hospital three months after the taliban tried to kill her for advocating education for girls. 15-year-old malala yousufzai was airlifted there after being shot in the head in october in pakistan's swat valley. today, the hospital in birmingham, england, released video and photographs of malala waving to the staff and hugging her nurses as she left on thursday. for now, she'll stay in britain with her family, and next month, she'll have skull...
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in afghanistan, 45 people died early today when a bus collided with the wreckage of a truck that the taliban attacked. the bus rammed a stranded oil tanker that had been left in the road for several days. it happened near the borders of helmand and kandahar provinces. in addition to the dead, ten others were injured. the government of japan will let japanese airlines resume flying their boeing 787 dreamliners. the transport ministry gave the official approval today. the dreamliners were grounded in mid-january after incidents of their lithium ion batteries overheating and smoldering. they could return to service in june, with newly installed systems to minimize the fire risk. police in new york city think they've found a piece of one of the airliners destroyed in the 9/11 attacks. a police spokesman said today it's part of a landing gear, with a boeing identification number. surveyors found it wednesday, wedged between two buildings in lower manhattan. they've secured the scene to document it with photos. the pace of the u.s. economy picked up at the start of the year. commerce department fi
in afghanistan, 45 people died early today when a bus collided with the wreckage of a truck that the taliban attacked. the bus rammed a stranded oil tanker that had been left in the road for several days. it happened near the borders of helmand and kandahar provinces. in addition to the dead, ten others were injured. the government of japan will let japanese airlines resume flying their boeing 787 dreamliners. the transport ministry gave the official approval today. the dreamliners were...
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consulate came under taliban attack. it happened in the western city of herat which had been considered one of the safer areas of the country. the militants triggered multiple car bombs, touching off a firefight with security forces. no americans were hurt, but at least four afghans died and 17 people were wounded. later, u.s. officials said all consulate personnel have been temporarily moved to kabul. the government of iran announced today it's converting its supply of 20% enriched uranium to reactor fuel. the u.s. had feared the uranium might be enriched to the 90% level that's needed for a nuclear bomb. also today, president hasan rouhani said he wants to end the standoff over his country's nuclear program, so long as iran retains its right to enrich uranium. in india a judge has sentenced four men to be hanged for a gang rape and murder that became a symbol of widespread sexual violence. we have a report narrated by nina nannar of "independent television news." >> reporter: as they were driven to court today to hear
consulate came under taliban attack. it happened in the western city of herat which had been considered one of the safer areas of the country. the militants triggered multiple car bombs, touching off a firefight with security forces. no americans were hurt, but at least four afghans died and 17 people were wounded. later, u.s. officials said all consulate personnel have been temporarily moved to kabul. the government of iran announced today it's converting its supply of 20% enriched uranium to...
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think about the taliban and the army they are facing the coalition army of some of the most modern sophisticated military ever assembled. well, they're not winning but they're denying victory to this very large coalition. think about the large companies that you mentioned, especially the financial sector. of course they now concentrate a lot of asset bus many of them are on their attack. many of them have been -- some of the c.e.o.s have been fired. all of them are on their regulatory attack that is going to constrain even more what they can do. so for each one of the examples and the governments think about the big governments that of course they're larger but they're also more constrained. they have a long list of actors, they are like gullivers, just tied down by the lilliputians. >> so is it really that power is not as easy to keep and to use or that it distributed in more places and most people have it? >> of course. and it's both. the end result is it's easier to acquire but as you said in the introduction, much harder to use and more fleeting. >> suarez: we have seen the institution of a
think about the taliban and the army they are facing the coalition army of some of the most modern sophisticated military ever assembled. well, they're not winning but they're denying victory to this very large coalition. think about the large companies that you mentioned, especially the financial sector. of course they now concentrate a lot of asset bus many of them are on their attack. many of them have been -- some of the c.e.o.s have been fired. all of them are on their regulatory attack...
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he'd know that our same team, our same people will give a massive report last year on abuses by the taliban, abuses by the military there. they're not self-selecting anything. we deliberately made sure we talked about the local abuses last year and then talked about drone this is year. you know, we can't pretend to have all the answers, but we found one key problem, which is people have been killed unlawfully. >> ifill: mr. dunlap, is the u.s. being transparent enough about what it is and is not doing? >> i think it's being as transparent as amnesty international was in their report. if you -- again, i'm just quoting from report of the people that they said that they interviewed people who wanted to bring the light the human costs of the drone program. evidently they didn't want to speak with anybody who want to bring to light the absence of the human drone program because we know the u.n. statistics out of afghanistan, 75% to 80% of the civilians who are killed are killed we anti-government forces like that taliban and al qaeda. as to the particular incident that my fellow guest references
he'd know that our same team, our same people will give a massive report last year on abuses by the taliban, abuses by the military there. they're not self-selecting anything. we deliberately made sure we talked about the local abuses last year and then talked about drone this is year. you know, we can't pretend to have all the answers, but we found one key problem, which is people have been killed unlawfully. >> ifill: mr. dunlap, is the u.s. being transparent enough about what it is and...
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the taliban largely control that region. flight delays hit airports up and down the east coast today as 1,500 air traffic controllers were required to take unpaid leave. airports in new york, philadelphia, baltimore and washington had delays of 15 minutes to two hours. in washington, transportation secretary ray lahood blamed federal budget cuts from the on-going sequestration. >> safety is not compromised. planes are guided by people, pilots and when you furlough some people there will have to be slowdowns and that's what we warned about months ago. >> holman: the federal aviation administration has ordered furloughs for all 47,000 agency employees. each employee loses one day of work every other week. flooding in the midwest eased slightly today, but prospects of more rain and snow melt raised concerns for the days ahead. the heavy rain of last week already has caused a number of swollen rivers to burst their banks. two levees failed early today along the wabash river in southwest indiana. crews also worked to recover more
the taliban largely control that region. flight delays hit airports up and down the east coast today as 1,500 air traffic controllers were required to take unpaid leave. airports in new york, philadelphia, baltimore and washington had delays of 15 minutes to two hours. in washington, transportation secretary ray lahood blamed federal budget cuts from the on-going sequestration. >> safety is not compromised. planes are guided by people, pilots and when you furlough some people there will...
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the attack came despite the taliban's recent commitment to join peace talks with the u.s. government troops in lebanon have secured the complex of a hard-line sunni cleric after two days of fighting. the clashes took place in the port city of siden. officials say at least 17 soldiers and 20 militants were killed. the sunni cleric, sheik ahmed al-assir, has preached against hezbollah. that shiite movement is aiding the syrian government in its war with sunni rebels. a lone lawmaker in the texas state senate mounted a one-woman filibuster today to block strict new abortion curbs. democrat wendy davis plans to talk for 13 hours without sitting or taking a bathroom break. if she makes it till midnight, a special session of the state legislature will automatically adjourn. her target is a republican bill that bans abortion after 20 weeks of pregnancy. the day's economic news was mostly positive. a series of reports found consumer confidence at its highest level in more than five years; home prices up by the most in seven years; and factory orders for big-ticket goods higher for
the attack came despite the taliban's recent commitment to join peace talks with the u.s. government troops in lebanon have secured the complex of a hard-line sunni cleric after two days of fighting. the clashes took place in the port city of siden. officials say at least 17 soldiers and 20 militants were killed. the sunni cleric, sheik ahmed al-assir, has preached against hezbollah. that shiite movement is aiding the syrian government in its war with sunni rebels. a lone lawmaker in the texas...